Monday, October 31, 2011

Quiz 217 | Current Affairs For IAS

1.'Dhopkhel' is a famous traditional game of which Indian state ?

A. Assam
B. Rajasthan
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Maharashtra



2.On 26 January 1950, who became the first Chief Justice (CJ) of India ?

A. Sukumar Sen
B. Harilal J. Kania
C. Ganesh Vasudeo Mavlankar
D. S.V. Krishnamoorthy



3.Which coastal town in Gujarat is world famous for its ship-breaking industry ?

A. Okha
B. Kandla
C. Alang
D. Veraval



4.About what percentage of the railway routes have been electrified?

A. 25%
B. 28%
C. 22%



5.Infosys, an Indian multinational, leading IT company was started in which year?

A. 1985
B. 1981
C. 1978



6.Who said, “You give me blood, I will give you freedom” ?

A. Sonia Gandhi
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Sharukh Khan



7.Which among the following country's territory shared the maximum in the Anatolia or Asia Minor geographical region?

A. Azerbaijan
B. Bulgaria
C. Turkey



8.In fairytopia what is the wingless fairy called?

A. Olivia
B. Alexandra
C. Chloe
D. Elina



9.What cola company was known for its ads featuring a big, smiling Santa?

A. Coca-Cola
B. Pepsi
C. Limca



10.India celebartes National Sports Day in whose Memory ?

A. Roop Singh
B. Dhyan Chand
C. Col. Bruce Jurnbull
D. None of These



11.Which of the following British legislations set up the Constituent Assembly?

A. Cripps Act
B. Mountbatten Plan
C. Cabinet Mission Plan



12.In which battle was Prithviraj Chauhan, the ruler of Delhi, decisively defeated by Afghan ruler Muhammad Ghori ?

A. Battle of Buxar (1764)
B. Battle of Plassey (1757)
C. Third Battle of Panipat (1761)
D. Second Battle of Tarain (1192)



13.The book `Beyond The Last Blue Mountain’ written by R.M.Lala is the biography of which industrialist ?

A. G.D.Birla
B. Dhirubhai Ambani
C. Jamnalal Bajaj
D. J.R.D.Tata



14.As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India now the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is extended to all the districts of India. This means it will now be applicable to about—

A. 200 districts
B. 300 districts
C. 400 districts
D. 626 districts



15.The book ’Living with Honour’ is written by

A. Arundhati Roy
B. Shiv Khera
C. Pramod Batra
D. Vikram Seth



16.Who is author Sara Paretsky's female detective hero?

A. V.I. Warshawski
B. Mrs. Marple
C. Ruth Rendell
D. Mrs. Minniver



17.Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because

A. it always lets the steam escape
B. high pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains
C. it does not let the heat energy escape easily
D. high pressure raises the boiling point of water



18.The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as

A. UNICEF
B. GATT
C. UNCTAD
D. FAO



19.Who is known as the “Father of Bangladesh”

A. Ziaur Rehman
B. Mujinur Rehman
C. Muhammed Ali Jinnah
D. Liaqat Ali Khan



20.Which is the only non-metal element that exists in liquid form at room temprature (25 degree Celsius) ?

A. Carbon
B. Bromine
C. Sulphur
D. Selenium

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